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And Lutherans are one of the main reasons there are so many LEGAL immigrants in Minnesota. They've been in the refugee resettlement business for a long time.

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · 15d

I do love the way the #Lutheran tradition of hymn singing keeps showing up in the sounds of protest in #Minneapolis. Those folks do know how to sing.

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · 15d

Hey @jackjenkins.me - what do we know about Pretti’s religious affiliation?

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Christian Rincon @christianrincon.com · 21d

happening at the same time

screenshot of a post by Jack Jenkins: "Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants "let them pray" and "Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE" — the thumbnail is of clergy praying and singing on their knees in subzero temperatures as the police get ready to arrest them

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 21d

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 21d

There's a lot of buzz about Christian revival among young adults in the UK & US. Perceptions of revival are fueled by results from opt-in online surveys. However, these surveys may be misleading. Surveys from random samples of the population don't show any clear evidence of revival.

My new post:

Has there been a Christian revival among young adults in the U.K.? Recent surveys may be misleading

Despite the widely recognized decline of Christianity in the U.K., there have been persistent rumblings of a Christian resurgence.

www.pewresearch.org

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · 23d

@susanreynolds.bsky.social is worth listening to

Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · Nov 20

ICYMI: Our 2nd Annual Nancy Marzella Lecture on Women and American Catholicism with Dr. Susan Reynolds is now available on our YouTube channel.

youtu.be/3e9r-j_h4lo

Where are Women in the Story of Clergy Abuse?

YouTube video by Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life

youtu.be

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · 23d

Give these folks a follow

Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life @boisicenter.bsky.social · Dec 8

ICYMI - Our panel series celebrating 25 Years: A Discussion of Religion, Politics, and Culture in the United States in the Last Quarter Century are now uploaded to our YouTube channel and linked on our website.

youtu.be/bxUHOYsFuIU

youtu.be/M4ifn0BtcXk

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · 24d

Hopefully a mentor’s notes are seen as the affirmation they are. When we spend the time to do all those marginal notes and make suggestions for clarification, it is a measure of the degree to which we think the ideas are worth investing in. And it means we trust your next steps.

Kelly J. Baker (she/her) @kellyjbaker.bsky.social · 24d

My mentor sent notes.

There's good feedback, but also a lot of revision, I think. I'll know more after our meeting.

Cue me trying not to freak out.

Kelly J. Baker (she/her) @kellyjbaker.bsky.social · 24d

I am supposed to meet with my mentor today to talk about my book today.

My youngest has the flu, and I've had two sleepless nights.

I'm sure it'll be fine.

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Kelly J. Baker (she/her) @kellyjbaker.bsky.social · 24d

My mentor sent notes.

There's good feedback, but also a lot of revision, I think. I'll know more after our meeting.

Cue me trying not to freak out.

Kelly J. Baker (she/her) @kellyjbaker.bsky.social · 24d

I am supposed to meet with my mentor today to talk about my book today.

My youngest has the flu, and I've had two sleepless nights.

I'm sure it'll be fine.

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · 27d

👇#sociology

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 27d

Please share: Pew Research Center will provide $3,000 each for 19 new papers using our recent global datasets. We encourage reuse of our Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures data!
https://www.pewresearch.org/2026/01/16/seeking-research-using-recent-pew-templeton-global-religious-futures-datasets/

To encourage reuse of our data, Pew Research Center, with support from the John Templeton Foundation, invites researchers to submit proposals for new research publications that use one or more of the following datasets (collectively, Datasets) from the Global Religious Futures (GRF) project: Global Restrictions on Religion 2007-2022 dataset. This cumulative dataset includes measures of government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion in nearly 200 countries and territories. Spring 2024 Survey. This dataset includes measures of religion and spirituality in 35 countries. (Comparable data was also collected in 2023 and 2024 for the United States. The downloadable materials which accompany the international dataset include additional information about U.S. data.) Dataset of Global Religious Composition Estimates for 2010 and 2020. This dataset includes estimates of the size of seven major religious groups in more than 200 countries and territories. We encourag

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 27d

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · Jan 5

This guy surely knows how to generate clicks.

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · Dec 29

Says the guy who wants a Peace Prize

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Dec 29

Trump: "I was a wartime president in more places than just Israel"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Dec 29

Trump: "I was a wartime president in more places than just Israel"

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · Dec 29

See - I knew there were geniuses who'd already thought of this! 👍

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · Dec 29

Could some genius at BlueSky please fix it so if 15 people I follow all repost the same thing — I see it once, not 15 times? Perhaps with some sort of note like “Y and 14 others you follow reposted this”

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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · Dec 23

The Social Security Administration aims to cut visits to field offices by nearly 15 million annually.

This is making it harder for Americans to access in-person services—and their benefits.

This is not "modernizing" Social Security.

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · Dec 23

Oh my - Lilly really does have more money than they know what to do with. And why is it that everything associated with AI has some astronomical price tag?

Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · Dec 23

$50M to Notre Dame for . . . “faith-based” approaches to AI news.nd.edu/news/notre-d...

Notre Dame receives $50 million grant from Lilly Endowment for the DELTA Network, a faith-based approach to AI ethics

The University of Notre Dame has been awarded a $50.8 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the DELTA Network: Faith-Based Ethical Formatio...

news.nd.edu

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · Dec 23

$50M to Notre Dame for . . . “faith-based” approaches to AI news.nd.edu/news/notre-d...

Notre Dame receives $50 million grant from Lilly Endowment for the DELTA Network, a faith-based approach to AI ethics

The University of Notre Dame has been awarded a $50.8 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the DELTA Network: Faith-Based Ethical Formatio...

news.nd.edu

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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · Dec 20

Department of Homeland Security continues its war on Christmas by suggesting the season is about deporting immigrants. In a new frenetic video, they make it seem like Christmas celebrations are for mass deportations. Christians should be offended, especially by inclusion of Nativity scene!

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · Dec 20

Yep. Us too, but there was also a bit of hoarding. When my mother in law died almost two decades ago we inherited her Christmas stuff. If we live long enough we might finish off all the ribbon and bows

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RC28 Social Stratification @isa-rc28.bsky.social · Dec 19

Tenure-track Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin
Call for applications for the position of Assistant Professor in Sociology, commencing on 3 August 2026.
Application deadline: 26 January 2026
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPW155/a...

Assistant Professor in Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin

An academic position as a Assistant Professor in Sociology is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · Dec 19

I find the current Federal govt quest for all our personal data terrifying. It's just one small thing, but why do they need a photo of me and of my drivers license as the price of access to my own Social Security account??

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · Dec 19

Prepping a spring class that will include research on congregations--any kind? May I suggest a great resource -- studyingcongregations.org

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studyingcongregations.org

Nancy Ammerman @ntammerman.bsky.social · Dec 16

Add seminary prof’s wife Lindsey James in Iowa

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